Where does “ขับขี่” come from?

ขับขี่ (Thai) comes from Thai ขี่, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰwiːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 騎.

ขับขี่ (Thai): to drive, operate a vehicle

Definitions

  1. to drive, operate a vehicle

Ancestry of “ขับขี่”, step by step

ขับขี่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขี่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขี่to ride, to drive
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*kʰwiːᴮ—
3Middle Chinese騎—

via Thai ขับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขับto drive, to operate; to drive; to drive away, to...
2Proto-Taik.rapᴰto drive away
Every word from Middle Chinese 騎 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *kʰwiːᴮ →Every word from Thai ขี่ →
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